New Delhi, July 26 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asserted that India would hold no talks with Pakistan except on Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK), while Chief of the Army Staff (COAS) General Dhiraj Seth reaffirmed the Indian Army's unwavering commitment to national security, saying it would continue to "hoist the nation's flag even higher" as the country commemorated the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas with tributes to the soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice during the 1999 Kargil War.

At the same time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the "extraordinary courage" of the armed forces.

Addressing the Kargil Vijay Diwas celebrations at the Dras War Memorial in Ladakh, Rajnath Singh said the success of Operation Sind...